Coffee
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Haven't slept a wink
I walk the floor from nine to four
In between I drink
Black coffee
Love's a hand-me-down brew
I'll never know a Sunday
In this weekday room
I'm talkin' to the shadow
One o'clock till four
And Lord, how slow the moments go
And all I do is pour
Black coffee
Since the blues caught my eye
I'm hangin' out on Monday
My Sunday dreams to dry
Now man was born to go a lovin'
But was a woman born to weep and fret
And stay at home and tend her oven
And down her past regrets
In coffee and cigarettes
I'm moonin' all the mornin'
Moanin' all the night
And in between it's nicotine
And not much heart to fight
Black coffee
Feelin' low as the ground
It's drivin' me crazy
This thinkin' 'bout my baby
Might maybe come around
Come around
The song "Black Coffee" is a classic jazz ballad about heartbreak and loneliness. The lyrics describe the singer's inability to sleep due to their broken heart, resulting in them drinking black coffee throughout the night. The song's opening lines "I'm feelin' mighty lonesome, haven't slept a wink" set the tone for the rest of the song. The singer talks to themselves and their shadow, indicating their loneliness and desperation for comfort. The chorus "Black coffee, love's a hand-me-down brew, I'll never know a Sunday in this weekday room" suggests that the singer's love life has never been joyous and they are stuck in a mundane life.
The middle of the song breaks away from the singer's own despair, and they contemplate the inherent differences between men and women. The line "Now man was born to love, but was a woman born to weep and fret" implies that men are free to love and leave, but women are left behind to deal with the aftermath. The final verse returns to the singer's own loneliness, with the line "I'm moonin' all the mornin', moanin' all the night, and in between it's nicotine and not much heart to fight" indicating that they are stuck in a cycle of sadness, cigarettes, and coffee.
Overall, "Black Coffee" is a poignant and melancholic song that expresses the pain of heartbreak and the struggle to move on. The lyrics and melody come together to create a timeless piece of jazz that continues to resonate with audiences today.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm feelin' mighty lonesome
I am experiencing exorbitant loneliness
Haven't slept a wink
I had no sleep at all
I walk the floor from nine to four
I pace back and forth on the floor between the hours of 9 pm and 4 am
In between I drink
I consume beverages during the time in between pacing
Black coffee
I drink coffee without any additives
Love's a hand-me-down brew
Love is a type of drink that is passed down over time
I'll never know a Sunday
I won't experience much happiness in life
In this weekday room
I'm stuck in a place that feels like an ordinary workday
I'm talkin' to the shadow
I speak to the shadow created by my loneliness
One o'clock till four
I continue to speak to the shadow during the hours of 1 and 4 am
And Lord, how slow the moments go
The time seems too slow
And all I do is pour
I keep pouring black coffee
Since the blues caught my eye
I've been depressed for a while
I'm hangin' out on Monday
I spend my time in unproductive ways
My Sunday dreams to dry
I can no longer achieve my dreams of a happy life
Now man was born to go a lovin'
Men are meant to enjoy love
But was a woman born to weep and fret
Women are born to be sad and worried
And stay at home and tend her oven
Women are expected to cook and take care of the home
And down her past regrets
Women are doomed to live with regrets about the past
In coffee and cigarettes
They resort to drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes to cope
I'm moonin' all the mornin'
I am in a very sad mood all morning
Moanin' all the night
I feel sorrow and pain every night
And in between it's nicotine
I use nicotine in between to calm myself down
And not much heart to fight
I don't have a lot of motivation to keep going
Feelin' low as the ground
I am feeling extremely depressed
It's drivin' me crazy
My emotions are affecting me mentally
This thinkin' 'bout my baby
I am constantly thinking about my lover
Might maybe come around
There is a possibility of my lover returning to me
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Francis Joseph Burke, Paul Francis Webster
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
M B
For guests, especially given it’s hard to know what they will be bringing in the way of experience in using coffee machines/equipment, it’s probably a wise choice to go with a pod machine.
While it’s not quite as nice as some of the other options, they do have a very low barrier to entry whilst being fairly consistent in producing good coffee. Coffee pods are also easy to store, and you can have a good selection of coffees available to your guests allowing you to give them something unique while catering for different tastes quickly.
POD machines are typically pretty easy to clean, just empty out the pod hopper and wipe it down. You can get specific pods that you can put in just the same as the coffee pods which will also clean out the spout. And like most machine for making coffee (including the plain old kettle), you should run a descale cycle once a month or so depending on usage, just to keep it from clogging and tasting weird.
Machines like De’Longhis Lattisima range also have the added feature of a milk frother, making it possible to have cafe style milk drink. The Lattisima Pro might be a good fit here.
Hope that helps, and hope your guests have some good coffee in their future :):):)
M B
To start of with I’ll just slap out a suggestion:
1) The Baratza Encore is a solid starting point for home grinding. They’re relatively cheap, very reliable and serviceable, and will get you from French press all the way to espresso. There is also an ESP edition which is geared more towards espresso if that’s something you’d be looking at.
Grinders vary quite a bit when it comes to their features, appearance, and how they go about the actual grinding part (some use blades, some use burrs, that kind of thing).
Firstly, for good coffee I would say stay away from blade grinders. They tend to produce very inconsistent grinds. Having bigger chunks and some almost flour-like powder doesn’t lead to a good coffee as the flavours will extract at different rates from the different sized particles.
Knowing what kind of coffee you want to make can also play a role in what grinder you should look at. Some grinders are geared more towards espresso specifically, with finer controls to allow you to really control the size of the grind. Other grinders may be more geared towards filter or pour over, where that level of granularity isn’t quite as noticeable to the end result.
Finally I would look at is whether you’re going to be finding one coffee you like and sticking with it for a while, or whether you’re going to be trying lots of different coffees, especially harder to get coffees in smaller volumes. Some grinders (such as the Niche zero) have low grind retention, meaning there’s little to none of the previous grinds left behind, so if you do chop and change which beans you’re using often this will allow you to have the best representation of the new coffee without influence from the previous grinds.
Hope that helps :):):)
Krafty86
I would strongly urge anyone who watches this to not unscrew a mokka pot just after brewing with it. Instead, just run the bottom half under a cold water tap while the top half is still attached so you can hold the handle. I understand that he used a towel to unscrew it, but you're still left with a scolding hot bottom half once unscrewed.
WiKa
Me too
originalresqme
@Robbie the Robot exactly!
Robbie the Robot
I just pour the coffee straight away= no problem.
[LXXVII]
From the states and I'm a former coffee company exec from a small roaster...this man is a treasure and an ace in teaching
Mei Kuan, Choo
Yeap! He has the sense of humor while teaching n explaining, in the simplest n easy way. Thumbs up for him.
Good Life
Every coffee style can be delicious but Turkish Coffee is really something special 🇹🇷🧿♥️☕
Elif Şevval
I agree 😋
Jean Lee
Loved the way coffee stirs up fond memories. I also made coffee for my dad as a child and he was always happy when I slid the hot mug toward him.☕️
M B
I would just like to point out you should try not to grind coffee in advance. If you have no option but to grind a few days in advance (like borrowing a friends grinder), then that’s ok. But if you have your own grinder, grinding as close to brew time as possible will give you the best results, as the coffee has less time to oxidise which can cause some of the nicer flavours to turn to not-so-nice.